For most of the awards season the Oscar front-runner for Best Documentary Feature was “Jane,” which profiles the famous primatologist Jane Goodall. So it was a big surprise when “Jane” was left out of the race entirely. That leaves the category wide open, but while Honorary Oscar champ Agnes Varda has moved out front for her film “Faces Places” according to our latest racetrack odds, we might be underestimating Yance Ford, who could make history for his intensely personal documentary “Strong Island.” He would be the first openly transgender man to win an Oscar.
Transgender artists have previously been nominated for music: Angela Morley for the song scores of “The Little Prince” (1974) and “The Slipper and the Rose” (1977), and Anohni for her original song “Manta Ray” from “Racing Extinction” (2015). Yance Ford is the first openly trans nominee for Best Documentary Feature, and he would also be only the third black filmmaker to win this category,...
Transgender artists have previously been nominated for music: Angela Morley for the song scores of “The Little Prince” (1974) and “The Slipper and the Rose” (1977), and Anohni for her original song “Manta Ray” from “Racing Extinction” (2015). Yance Ford is the first openly trans nominee for Best Documentary Feature, and he would also be only the third black filmmaker to win this category,...
- 2/23/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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